CRP and coronary artery disorder: Zacho et al., in his population based study, found a high frequency of ischemic heart disease (32%) and ischemic stroke (25%) among patients with high levels of CRP in Denmark.21 Ridker et al. from the US, showed high CRP to be a predictor of risk for future myocardial infarction and stroke in healthy men.22 Among the Japanese population Arima et al. showed a significant association between high hsCRP and future risk of coronary artery disease.23 Moreover, CRP has also been associated with poorer outcomes in cardio and cerebrovascular diseases.